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Car Dealer: Buy a Truck, Get an AK-47

Gimmick triples sales

By Slurge, Newser User

Posted Nov 15, 2010 3:20 PM CST | Promoted on Newser Nov 15, 2010 5:32 PM CST

(User Submitted) – The general sales manager of a Sanford, Fla., dealership is taking his best shot at attracting vehicle buyers with an interesting freebie: Buy a truck, get a free AK-47. Nick Ginetta, who began the promotion last week in recognition of Veterans Day, has seen sales triple, and the business is now the talk of the town.

Why an AK-47 and not something else? He says he picked it for "the buzz" that other firearms probably wouldn't have created, and he's getting calls from Canada and even Europe about the offer. Of course, every recipient of the assault rifle must pass the state and federal process, so foreigners are cut out of the deal. So, while no gun, "they would get the $400 discount,” says Ginetta. Read the full article.

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AK-47s, which you can get with the purchase of a new vehicle at a Florida dealership. (AP)

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I’ll be honest. I picked the AK-47 for the buzz. If I gave away a Weatherby shotgun, I wouldn’t be talking to you. But I just got off the phone with a girl from France. There’s Hamburg, London, every state in the country. - Nick Ginetta

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mexoplex

Nov 16, 2010 11:43 AM CST

1. Like the cost of the rifle isnt absorbed into the vehicle purchase. 2. why not an American made weapon? in honor of Vets day, WTF? 3. why is anybody surprised? its Florida.

savageviking

Nov 16, 2010 9:36 AM CST

I think that tired old cliche "only in America" applies here!

Ivan

Nov 16, 2010 5:58 AM CST

Crappy semi-auto knock off? no thanks.

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